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How to lose a mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... only had a 37% likelihood of landing a manager in an external review. They are also willing to put up relative underperformance, with a 32% chance of a review after three quarters of consecutive underperformance. Most institutional investors review their ...

Industry fund looks within for co-chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... governance. "First Super is reconsidering its long-standing investment with Orbis," Watson said at the time. "XPO's underperformance can arguably be attributed to its poor governance and labour practices. It is an interesting case study to illustrate ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... suggests investors might seek some global diversification to mitigate the risk of eventual local equity market underperformance." He also warned of a "liquidity trap" on further RBA rate cuts. "The main domestic driver of the market remains super low ...

The dark horses of Aussie shares funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
As underperformance continues to plague active managers, here are the names of the Aussie shares funds that managed to beat the S&P/ASX 200 in the year to October. The 12 months to October were particularly bad for active managers. As the S&P/ASX 200 ...

APRA releases MySuper heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... confident in our methodology and the overall conclusions that can be drawn from the heat map on areas of relative underperformance of MySuper products. "We will continue to refine our models and methodology in response to industry feedback. However ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... reconsidering its long-standing investment with Orbis," First Super chief executive Bill Watson said. "XPO's underperformance can arguably be attributed to its poor governance and labour practices. It is an interesting case study to illustrate the ...

Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... this morning, Silk told the inquiry that the biggest issue facing the super sector at the moment is persistent underperformance. "In a compulsory universal system, you shouldn't be able to be defaulted into - or I would say even choose - a persistently ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... the system should be applied "with equal rigour" across the super system, including the choice sector, where underperformance was more prevalent than in MySuper products. "This is the first step to ensuring consumers have the information they need to ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... the relevant benchmark in a specific area, the colour of its performance will be white, with yellow indicating underperformance and red indicating substantial underperformance. Rowell said the heat map doesn't provide a complete picture of trustee ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... Roundup Report found that only 10% of Australian equities large cap funds outperformed in 2018-19. "The scope of underperformance varied from extreme for property to slight for international fixed," the report said. "In the property funds sector underperformance ...